Rajon Rondo has been making comments to reporters lately suggesting that all might not be right amongst the Celtics. The Boston Herald quotes Rondo as saying,
"In the locker room, you can feel it," Rondo told the paper. "You don't feel like it's the same continuity and camaraderie in the locker room as it was the first year. The first year, it was a crazy spirit in the locker room. But now it doesn't feel the same. It's not the same right now. We've got to find a way to get that back somehow, some way."
That doesn't sound like talk from our next NBA champions and if the Celtics want to move past what is shaping up to be a impending playoff war in the Eastern Conference between the top four teams (Cavs, Hawks, Magic included) then they might want to find a way to right the ship sooner rather than later.
From the Football (NFL) world, we have some whispers about some running backs that may be finding new locations next year:
There are reports that the Superbowl-bound New Orleans Saints will not be willing to keep the contract of USC star Reggie Bush in this coming season. Rumor has it that they will be looking for trade offers in the off-season when Bush's current contract goes from 2.5 to an estimated 8 million dollars.
Also on the chopping block is Charger's running back Ladainian Tomlinson as the starting running back has refused to settle for any sort of pay cut even though it is obvious that his skills have diminished to the point that he creates a liability to the thriving San Diego offense. In the off-season the Chargers may hope to part ways with their star rusher especially with his replacement, the speedy Darren Sproles (a much better fit for the offense at this point) waiting in the wing.
Oh and P.S. Dwyane Wade is opting out of his contract... We may be one step closer to a Wade-Bosh or a Wade-James connection. Why not all three?? (rumored secret pact)
In regards to the Celtics, it's obvious that this is not the same team we've seen the last few years. The spirit on the team is down because their superstars aren't delivering. KG is done for, Pierce is faulty, and Ray Allen is no longer the superstar we were first introduced to in Seattle. With the emergence Rondo I wouldn't be surprised if he were happier in an organization where he didn't come second to some aging All Stars. In any case, my money is on Cavs for the East.
ReplyDeleteRondo would definitely be happier if he didn't have to defer to the broken stars that took them to the finals a couple years ago. Lucky for him, 2 of those contracts are up this season and given their performance this season I'm guessing someone (two?) will get bumped from the Big Three to make room for Rondo. This season may suck for Boston but there's a lot of talent here to carry the team into the future.
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